Hi @Cerevantez
You don’t have to contribute if you think it’s not fair.
Many of us, me included, spend money and time for improving maps.
And this is not only a run for the level (now I’m LVL10, no more levels to go), but a run to help other people take better decisions on places and routes.
This is something we can’t explain, if you are looking only for perks.
Anyway, talking about perks, in this exact moment, dozens of Local Guides, like me and you, are flying toward San Francisco as guests of one of the more amazing events you could imagine 
It’s up to you